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Braves MiLB Recap 6/14: Gwinnett falters late, Dansby Swanson shines

Talking Chop | June 15, 2016

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The Gwinnett Braves saw a late lead slip away while Dansby Swanson had another good day at the plate for Mississippi

(30-35) Gwinnett Braves 6, (35-29) Lehigh Valley IronPigs 7

  • Ozzie Albies, 2B: 1-5, R, .238/.282/.360
  • Rio Ruiz, 3B: 2-3, BB, .258/.356/.363
  • Anthony Recker, C: 2-4, 2HR, 3RBI, 2R, .248/.363/.459

Anthony Recker’s power show continued yesterday as the catcher hit two more homers in Gwinnett’s shocking loss. The catcher has four homers the past two games and has seen his slugging percentage rise from .357 to .459.

Gwinnett held a nice 6-1 leading going into the 9th after some solid pitching by Joel De La Cruz (5IP 4H 2ER 3BB 5K), Matt Marksberry (1.

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